Construction Industry Marketing And Business Tips For Tradesmen: Rise Of The Trades
Craig Wilkinson: Trades and Construction - Tradesman - Trades Freedom Club

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- Working ridiculous hours, dealing with problems and wondering why your trades business isn’t giving you freedom?
For years, I thought success meant working harder.
When things went wrong, I worked longer, took on more jobs and did everything myself.
The truth? I was a busy fool. That mindset damaged my business, health and relationships, nearly costing me everything.
I realised I couldn’t change the business until I changed myself.
In this episode, I reveal the seven mindset shifts every trades business owner needs to achieve lasting success.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN AND KEY ACTIONS FROM THIS EPISODE:
Uncover 7 hidden mindset traps sabotaging your business and personal success.
Discover how to destroy fear and limiting beliefs before they destroy your business.
Learn why your comfort zone is your greatest danger and how to break free from it.
What successful owners sacrifice without damaging their health, family or freedom.
Master 3 forces behind unstoppable growth: responsibility, discipline and resilience.
If your growth has stalled and nothing you’ve tried is moving you forward, you need to listen to this episode.
BECOME A MEMBER: Join our Growth Club and get instant access to live marketing training, business coaching, courses and a thriving community of professional trades. Guaranteed to help you to achieve time and financial freedom.
JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP: Join our free and thriving Facebook group and community
APPLY TO JOIN OUR INNER CIRCLE: Apply to join our 12-month business and marketing coaching programme
LeadZilla - Marketing and Sales Software: Start your 14 day free trial now
ServiceM8 - Job Management Software: Start your extended 28 day free trial and bonuses 121. How I’d Build a Trades Business From Scratch For Time And Financial Freedom
09/09/2026 | 1h 13 mins.If I had to start a trades business today from scratch…I’d build it to give me profitable leads on day one
Create me high net profits on day one
Protect my time from day one, so I don’t become that ultimate busy fool.
There are four areas of business I’d invest in immediately. Why?
Because I’m not building a business to trap myself inside it… I’m building one that gives me time and financial freedom from the start.
Even if you have an established business you could do this, if you know what the four areas are.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN AND KEY ACTIONS FROM THIS EPISODE:
Uncover what real time and financial freedom means to you. It’s not what you expect
Discover the 4 step formula that will immediately make you more money and save time
Learn how to save a decade of unnecessary graft, sweat and tears
10 mini strategies to scale your business and build a team from day one
How to escape the Busy Fool Stage and move straight to the Freedom Stage
If you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or fed up, this episode is the key you’ve been working so hard to find. LISTEN NOW!
BECOME A MEMBER: Join our Growth Club and get instant access to live marketing training, business coaching, courses and a thriving community of professional trades. Guaranteed to help you to achieve time and financial freedom.
JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP: Join our free and thriving Facebook group and community
APPLY TO JOIN OUR INNER CIRCLE: Apply to join our 12-month business and marketing coaching programme
LeadZilla - Marketing and Sales Software: Start your 14 day free trial now
ServiceM8 - Job Management Software: Start your extended 28 day free trial and bonuses 120. 7 Steps To Get Off The Tools And Grow Your Trades Or Construction Business
01/07/2026 | 1h 26 mins.Getting off the tools sounds simple.
Employ a few tradespeople, hand over the jobs and spend your time running the business instead.
But it rarely works like that.
Without the right systems, people and processes in place, jobs get missed, standards drop, customers complain and everything quickly turns into chaos.
Then, before you know it, you’re back on the tools trying to fix the mess yourself.
I know because I made these mistakes in my own construction business. That’s why I recorded this podcast episode.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN AND KEY ACTIONS FROM THIS EPISODE:
The 7 crucial areas you must implement before you can confidently step away from the tools
The 3 biggest reasons most trades business owners remain trapped on the tools
The only 2 reasons you should employ a team and how to find the right tradespeople
The three software systems that will help your business run smoothly without everything relying on you
How to generate enough work to keep your team busy, cover their wages and protect your margins
You won’t get off the tools permanently by simply working harder or employing more people. You need to build a business that can operate without you being involved in every single job.
Listen to the episode NOW and discover the seven areas you need to start implementing.
BECOME A MEMBER: Join our Growth Club and get instant access to live marketing training, business coaching, courses and a thriving community of professional trades. Guaranteed to help you to achieve time and financial freedom.
JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP: Join our free and thriving Facebook group and community
APPLY TO JOIN OUR INNER CIRCLE: Apply to join our 12-month business and marketing coaching programme
LeadZilla - Marketing and Sales Software: Start your 14 day free trial now
ServiceM8 - Job Management Software: Start your extended 28 day free trial and bonuses 119. How to Get Your Time Back, Beat Overwhelm and Still Grow Your Trades Business
24/06/2026 | 1h 15 mins.Are you spending your evenings catching up on quotes, invoices and paperwork?
Are you sacrificing weekends and family time because there never seems to be enough time to get everything done?
When your business constantly depends on you, it can feel impossible to step away without everything grinding to a halt.
In this episode, I share five powerful time-management strategies that will help you regain control, reduce the pressure and create more time for the things that matter outside of work.
These are the same principles that helped me go from being an exhausted joiner working up to 90 hours a week to running four businesses, working three days a week and finally achieving genuine time freedom.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN AND KEY ACTIONS FROM THIS EPISODE:
Uncover the deadly LVT time mistakes killing your motivation and burning you out
Discover how to work just 3 days a week but earn more money than working 6 days
Steal our proven 5-step strategy to get your time, hobbies and life back
Learn how to get more organised, more productive and more profitable
How to systemise your business and get your team running your jobs
LISTEN NOW and get your valuable time back.
BECOME A MEMBER: Join our Growth Club and get instant access to live marketing training, business coaching, courses and a thriving community of professional trades. Guaranteed to help you to achieve time and financial freedom.
JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP: Join our free and thriving Facebook group and community
APPLY TO JOIN OUR INNER CIRCLE: Apply to join our 12-month business and marketing coaching programme
LeadZilla - Marketing and Sales Software: Start your 14 day free trial now
ServiceM8 - Job Management Software: Start your extended 28 day free trial and bonuses 118. Inside Ant Middleton's Special Forces Training Camp: The Truth About Mental Toughness
17/06/2026 | 46 mins.I've just completed Ant Middleton’s Special Forces Training Camp alongside 30 members of the Trades Freedom Club.
From start to finish, we were pushed mentally, physically and emotionally to our absolute limits.
This interview was recorded just two hours after we'd jumped from a Special Forces boat into an ice-cold lake and endured one of the toughest experiences of our lives.
We discuss leadership, accountability, resilience, mental toughness and the mindset required to perform under pressure when quitting feels like the easiest option.
This is a raw and honest conversation recorded while the pain was still fresh, the emotions were still high and the lessons were still sinking in.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN AND KEY ACTIONS FROM THIS EPISODE:
Discover how pushing past pain and fear unlocks your true potential.
Learn to lead with calm, clarity and confidence under extreme pressure.
Steal the mindset and mental discipline of Special Forces operators.
How to build emotional resilience when business chaos hits hard.
Why true growth happens outside comfort zones and when you’re tested most.
Listen now to get a behind-the-scenes look at the experience and find out how you can secure your place for September's camp.
BECOME A MEMBER: Join our Growth Club and get instant access to live marketing training, business coaching, courses and a thriving community of professional trades. Guaranteed to help you to achieve time and financial freedom.
JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP: Join our free and thriving Facebook group and community
APPLY TO JOIN OUR INNER CIRCLE: Apply to join our 12-month business and marketing coaching programme
LeadZilla - Marketing and Sales Software: Start your 14 day free trial now
ServiceM8 - Job Management Software: Start your extended 28 day free trial and bonuses
Book your place on Ant Middleton's next special forces training camp
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About Construction Industry Marketing And Business Tips For Tradesmen: Rise Of The Trades
Construction industry marketing and business tips on how to build, grow and scale your trades or construction business. Business coaching for tradesmen and tradeswomen like plumbers, electricians, plasterers, joiners, roofers and building contractors:
Marketing tips for tradesmen
How to generate leads in a trades construction business
How to make profit in a trades business
How to systemise a trades business
How to grow a plumbing or electrical business
How to grow a construction company
How to create a positive mindset
Hosted by Craig Wilkinson founder of Trades Freedom Club
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